Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary was 46.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Japan recorded 46.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Japan peaked at 46.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1970.
That places Japan 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.0% | — |
| 1965 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | -29.3% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 27.0% | +160.8% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 43.3% | +40.6% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.5% | 27.0% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 27.7% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 43.3% | 44.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Japan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Japan was 46.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary?
- Japan ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary